Color-coded COVID-19 maps? Oklahomans can take their pick of versions

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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's weekly state map alert system, a color-coded map, shows moderate risk or less across all of Oklahoma. [Oklahoma State Department of Health]

Oklahoma residents can take their choice of color-coded systems that gauge COVID-19 conditions for each county, with each one having a distinctly different view of the hazard.

A weekly White House task force report paints one-third of the state as experiencing high levels of spread, while the governor’s weekly alert system depicts moderate risk or less across the entirety of Oklahoma.

State health officials acknowledged in a Sept. 4 meeting with journalists that moderate risk is essentially the upper limit on the state's alert system for public use — so new normal (green), low (yellow) and moderate (orange) are the levels with corresponding guidance.

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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's weekly state map alert system, a color-coded map, shows moderate risk or less across all of Oklahoma. [Oklahoma State Department of Health]
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The weekly White House task force report paints one-third of the state as experiencing high levels of COVID-19 spread. [White House]